Nutrition

Farmers Markets
(April 06, 2010 4:33 AM) Annie Life

  Spring is here and that means open air markets - all over the place.  This month Lauren and I are taking a weekend trip to Portland, Oregon which will include a visit to the downtown farmers ...
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Evolution of the American diet
(November 23, 2009 6:00 AM) Jenny Pharr

Recently I have been wondering how the American diet has evolved to what it is today.  Starting in the 1970's, the American Medical Association (AMA) advised people to eat carbohydrates and to avoid ...
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Low carb diet versus low fat diet to prevent diabetes
(November 19, 2009 7:31 AM) Jenny Pharr

On a recent homework assignment for an epidemiology course I am taking, points were deducted because I suggested that a low fat diet might contribute to the risk of diabetes.  My justification - when ...
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Have You Checked Your Cholesterol Lately?
(October 20, 2009 4:07 PM) Annie Life

Welcome to the technological age - blogging is a new thing for me (not that I'm old...). It's never too late to learn something new.
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